Vacuum treatment apparatus
US10590538B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J2237/3321
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To reduce pumping time of a vacuum treatment chamber served by a transport arrangement in a transport chamber. The vacuum treatment chamber is split in a workpiece treatment compartment and in a pumping compartment in mutual free flow communication and arranged opposite each other with respect to a movement path of the transport arrangement serving the vacuum treatment chamber. The pumping compartment allows providing a pumping port of a flow cross-section area freely selectable independently from the geometry of the treatment compartment.
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